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Distance Learning
THE STATE OF
DISTANCE
LEARNING
We surveyed our audience and spoke with experts in
higher education and K-12 technology implementation to
learn how schools and universities are handling distance
learning in the years to come. By Jonathan Blackwood
OVER THE PAST YEAR, the COVID-19
pandemic forced not only companies but
schools and universities to implement
expansive new distance learning programs
in a short amount of time.
While some universities already provided
a certain amount of online education
options, the sheer number of students
moving online was unprecedented in the
market. On the K-12 side, many schools had
no experience with distance learning yet
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had to provide such environments for entire
school districts.
It was a difficult year for students and
teachers alike, but, with some time for
adjustment and the help of integration
professionals, education continued and
schools were able to get on track.
The summer of 2020 gave many organizations time to better implement solutions
and plan for the new year, utilizing lessons
learned from the mass exodus of the prior
school year.
Heading into the summer of 2021
students in schools and universities across
the country have begun to return to the
classroom and resume in-person education.
However, the lessons from the previous
year, as well as the technology that was
purchased, have not been lost.
This summer will not be a restful one for
educators and administrators. They'll be
hard at work deciding how distance learning will continue to play a role in education
moving forward.
On the higher education side there is
plenty of opportunity. Many students can
benefit greatly from the flexibility distance
learning provides.
For K-12, decisions need to be made
about how distance learning fits into a market that in many ways necessitates students
being in school to provide safety and care
while parents can work.
For integrators, the challenge will be in
navigating the unique rules and regulations
introduced from state to state, district to
district, and university to university. No
system is one-size-fits-all in the integration
world and distance learning may be the
epitome of that statement.
Even individual teachers within a school
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